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19 Mar

Posted at 10:26h in Crop disease

सूरजमुखी के 5 प्रमुख रोग और उनका प्रबंधन Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) belongs to family Compositae. The root system consists of tap root going up to 3 meter depth with larger lateral spread of feeder roots. It is an annual, erect herbaceous plant. Sunflower is grown in India as an ornamental plant since ancient time. But as an oilseed crop, it was introduced in 1969 only. Commercial cultivation of this in India was started in 1972 in few hectares land in southern states. Because of the certain qualities, sunflower becomes popular even in northern states also. Economic Importance of Sunflower The favourable features for the phenomenal growth of sunflower in India are, wide adoptability...

19 Mar

Posted at 09:42h in Postharvest

फूल र्नि‍जलि‍कारण: पुष्प कृषि में एक नया प्रतिमान  Flowers are an integral part of Indian culture. Flowers are being used for offering and decorative purposes all over the country since ancient times. Dried flowers are the everlasting flowers which are made from the suitable plant materials by drying. Dried flowers are the important products of present day floriculture due to their long lasting quality, year round availability, easy handling, low transportation cost, eco-friendly and suitable for subsequent flower products Potpourri, a segment of dried flower is used to give fragrances. Dried flowers occupy a major chunk of the total floriculture. India is the fifth largest exported of dried flowers and the industry exports...

13 Mar

Posted at 08:49h in Crop Cultivation

उत्तर भारतीय परि‍वेश में गैंदे के उत्पादन के लिए दिशानिर्देश Marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) is one of the most commonly grown commercial flower crops in India. Increased flower production, quality of flowers and perfection in the form of plants are important objectives to be reckoned in commercial flower production. It occupies an important place among loose flowers. It has nearly two third of total loose flower growing area in India. Major growing states are Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Maharastra. Marigold species vary in size from 0.1 to 2.2 m tall. Most species have pinnate green leaves. Blooms naturally occur in golden, orange, yellow, and white colors, often with maroon...

04 Mar

Posted at 09:02h in Animal husbandry

ग्रामीण महिलाओं के सशक्तिकरण के लिए एक उपकरण- दीर्घकालिक डेयरी खेती Women form the backbone of agriculture, comprising the majority of agricultural labourers in India. Women play a significant and crucial role in agriculture and animal husbandry development. Female agricultural labourers are still among the poorest sections of Indian society.  Dairy a source of income and employment of rural women The dairying has been considered as a potential means of alleviating large scale unemployment, especially in rural areas. Women play a key role in animal, farm and home management. Successful dairy husbandry enterprise not only improves the socio-economic status of rural women, but also assures a sustained and assured means of income to supplement their income...

04 Mar

Posted at 07:14h in Crop Cultivation

शकरकंद - पशुधन चारे का एक उत्‍तम स्रोत Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is an annual crop in tropical countries. its vines and roots are used as an excellent source of animal feed. It is high in starch, protein and vitamins. Different varieties of sweet potatoes are planted in the rainy season and harvested after 5 to 6 months. Yield varies from 30 to 35 t/ ha. The vines, foliage and roots can be used as forage for  cattle, sheep, goat, pig, poultry and rabbit production without any adverse effect on growth, milk and meat production. It also can be used as silage in lean period. Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant...

04 Mar

Posted at 06:15h in Crop Cultivation

अमरूद में फसल नि‍यमि‍ति‍करण के लिए एक सरल तकनीक: ब्रांच बैंडि‍ग या शाखा मोडना Guava (Psidium guajava L.) is a commercially important fruit crop belonging to the family Myrtaceae. It is widely grown all over the tropical and subtropical parts of India viz., Maharashtra, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka. Over the past decade (2001 -2010) there has been a 1.3 fold increase in area (0.16 to 0.21 million hectares) and 1.4 fold increase in production (1.72 to 2.46 million tonnes) of guava. However, its productivity has not yet increased significantly. Among several reasons for low productivity, non-adoption of crop regulation...

24 Feb

Posted at 04:56h in Soil & Fertilizers

Importance of Seed treatment in Agriculture कृषि क्षेत्र की प्राथमिकता उत्पादकता को बनाये रखने तथा बढ़ाने मे बीज का महत्वपूर्ण स्थान है। उत्पादकता बढ़ाने के लिए उत्तम बीज का होना अनिवार्य है। उत्तम बीजों के चुनाव के बाद उनका उचित बीजोपचार भी जरूरी है क्यों कि बहुत से रोग बीजो से फैलते है। अतः रोग जनको, कीटों एवं असामान्य परिस्थितियों से बीज को बचाने के लिए बीजोपचार एक महत्वपूर्ण उपाय है। बीजोपचार के लाभ अनुसंधान द्वारा पाया गया कि बीजोपचार के लाभ उत्तम पौधों, अच्छी गुणवत्ता, ऊँची पैदावार और रोगों तथा कीट नियंत्रण मे लगी पूंजी पर अच्छी आय के रूप में दिखाई देते है। परंतु आज भी ऐसे किसानों की संख्या बहुत अधिक है,...

19 Feb

Posted at 09:08h in Seed production

Seed Production technology of Rooted Vegetable Crops जड़ वाली सब्जियों में मूली, शलगम, गाजर व चकुंदर प्रमुख है। जड वाली सब्जियों की खेती में कृषि क्रियाओं में प्रयाप्त समानता है। ये ठंडे मौसम की फसलें है तथा सभी भूमिगत होती है। इनसे हमें पौष्टिक तत्व, शर्करा, सुपाच्य रेशा, खनिज लवण, विटामिन्स व कम वसा प्राप्त होती है। बीज उत्पादन के लिए इन सब्जियों को दो अलग-अलग समूहों में बांटा गया है। एशियाटिक या उष्णकटिबंधीय समूह तथा युरोपियन या शीतोष्ण समूह।  युरोपियन समूह में शीतकालीन किस्में आती है जिनका बीज उत्पादन पहाड़ी इलाकों में ही सभंव होता है जबकि मूली, शलगम व गाजर की अर्द्धउष्णीय या एशियाटिक किस्मों का बीज उत्पादन उत्तर भारत के...

19 Feb

Posted at 05:58h in Cropping systems

गेहूं - कद्दू वर्गीय फसलों की रिले अंंत:फसल के माध्यम से किसानों का लाभ बढ़ाना Rice-wheat is one of the major cropping sequences being practiced on about 10.2 m ha area in India. The wide adoption of this system is mainly due to low risk of crop failure, good marketing facilities and better minimum support price. This system is very important for the national food security. To adequately address the nutritional security of the people, it is pertinent to increase the production of different vegetables and fruits. Owing to explosive increase in population and faster urbanization, it is very difficult to bring more area under vegetable and fruit cultivation. Also, the decreasing...

14 Feb

Posted at 09:54h in Crop Cultivation

मूगा रेशम के कीट के बारहमासी मेजबान वृक्ष, सोम (पर्सिया बॉम्ब्सीना) की खेती की तकनीक। Muga silkworm Antheraea assamensis Helfer, is a sericigenous insect secreting a golden yellow coloured lustrous silk. This unusual colour and strong nature of the thread produced from the cocoon of this silkworm are the two important features for which this silkworm is termed unique. Muga silkworm is multivoltine in nature, with six broods per year, including two crops each of pre-seed, seed and commercial. ‘Chotua’ (reared during March-April) and ‘Bhodia’ (reared during August-September) are seed crops, ‘Jethua’ (May-June) and ‘Kotia’ (October-November) are commercial crop while ‘Jarua’ (December-January) and ‘Aherua’ (June-July) are pre seed crops. Jethua and...